Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Communicating STEM Conference 2011

The fifth annual Communicating STEM Conference will take place in the River Lee Hotel in Cork on June 23rd and promises to provide delegates with "the tools required to create and develop partnerships that promote science, engineering, technology and maths". The theme of this year's conference is "Success through Synergy" and will use case studies of successful partnerships between education, science outreach organisations and industry on a European, national and local level to foster discussion on the creation of initiativeS to engage the Irish public in science. There is an impressive line-up of speakers, including:

Full details are available on STEPS.ie. Tickets cost €60 or €50 if booked before May 23rd. After the conference, Blackrock Castle Observatory will host a special Science Café, which is sure to round off the day perfectly! See you all there!